Guard for shaft or pole-ends.



No. 655,734. Patented Aug. l4, I900.

S. G. PRESTON. v

GUARD FOR SHAFT 0B POLE ENDS.

(Application filed. may 21, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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rue Nonms PETERS co., Pumoumu, WASHINGTON, n. c.,

GUARD FOR SHAFT OR POLE-ENDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,734, dated August 14, 1900. jippllcation filed May 21, 1900- Serial No. 1'7,44=9- (N mo m T0 ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOtiTH G.PRESTON,a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Oatlettsburg, in the county of Boyd and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guards for Shaft or-Pole Ends, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to safety devices for pole and shaft ends.

The object of the invention is to provide a guard or fender tobe applied to the shafts ends in order to remove the element of danger incident to its contacting with man or beast. Many instances are known where the ends of shafts have penetrated men and horses or otherwise injured them; and it is the object of this invention to provide a cushioned tip to be applied to the end of the shaft to act as a guard. Furthermore, the object of the invention is to produce a padded tip which may be readily removed and applied, said tip being provided with securing means whereby it is held against accidental displacement.

Finally, the object of the invention is to provide a protecting-tip which will prove efficient and satisfactory in use and which is strong, durable, and comparativelyinexpenslve.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawin gs, forming part of this specification, wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a portion of a shaft with the invention applied. Fig. 2 is a similar view, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a top plan View of a shaft with a protector applied thereto having a modified fastening means. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the fastening device shown applied in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a View in perspective showing a further modification of the fastening device.

In the drawings, 1 indicates the tubular portion of the guard, which, as shown in Fig. 1, is of elastic material, adapted to fit on a shaft end, said tubular portion terminating in a padded flared end 2. I prefer to use a filling of hair or like durable yielding agent; but I do not wish to be limited in this respect, as it has been found in practice that the hollow end may be inflated to produce the result sought.

As shown in Fig. 1, I apply the tubular portion to the shaft, and by reason of the clas ticity of the material said tubular portion will engage the surface of the shaft and hold the guard against accidental displacement, although permitting its removal by the user.

As shown in Fig. 3, the tubular portion is slit longitudinally, and the edges of the ends and the edges of the slit are secured over the resilient fastener. The fastener comprises a split ring a, having approximately-parallel integral arms I), said arms being also connected at their ends by a loop 0. When this fastening means is applied to the tubular body, the guard will be held against displacement.

In Fig. 5 I have shown the tubular portion provided with asplit ring d, which is secured in the edges of the end, the function of which is to clamp the shaft and hold the guard in place.

The construction, operation, and advantages will, it is thought, be understood, and it will be noted in view of the foregoing description that various means for retaining the guard in place may be employed. Furthermore, it will be noted that changes in proportion and other details may be resorted to for successfully carrying the invention into practice Without departing from the scope of the claims-as, for instance, the material employed as a casing when the mechanical fastening means are used may be leather, canvas, or other durable substitute.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a guard for vehicle-shafts, a tubular portion terminating in a padded enlargement, and a resilient split riug'for securing the tubular portion to the shaft.

2. In a guard for vehicle-shafts, a tubular In testimony whereof I affix my signature portion terminatinginapadded enlargement, in the presence of two Witnesses. and a resilient ring having integral arms. r

3. In a guard for Vehicle-shafts, a tubular SOUTH PRES 5 body terminating in a padded enlargement WVitnesses:

and a resilient split ring having integral J AS. WV. DAWSON, arms, said arms being connected by a loop. MONTE MAGANN. 

